Familiar Strangers tells the story of the Worthington's family. Brian (
Shawn Hatosy) is the older brother who left a long time ago to pursue
his dreams and ambitions. He ended up writing a technical book but
feels like he hasn't archived much.When he returns home, he tries to
re-connect with his family but his father Frank (Tom Bower ) is still
angry at him for leaving and not helping with the family business, his
brother Kenny (DJ Qualls) refuses to grow up,his sister Erin (Cameron
Richardson) is falling to pieces after a failed marriage and his mother
Dottie (Ann Dowd) is trying to keep the family together. On top of
this,Frank seems to have replaced his estranged son with a dog. The
Worthington's manage to re-connect over a game of donkey ball and Brian
tries to help his family as much as he can before he leaves
again.Familiar Strangers seemed to have all the right ingredients but
didn't really worked. This small indie tries to capture the everyday
life and the family dynamics but due to some awkward dialog and bad
direction it falls flat.The script is not very solid and the narrative
seems to disperse every now and then. Also Shawn Hatosy character lacks
charisma and personality which makes hard to relate to him. Good
performance by Tom Bower as Frank,the patriarch though. In conclusion,
a weak and poorly directed film that had some potential but didn't
deliver.

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